Early German immigrants came to the U.S. for the same typical reasons most people emigrated from the “Old World” to the new, economic, social disputes, politics, and religion.
Genealogy At A Glance: German Genealogy Research, written by Ernest Thode, provides a history of German emigration to the United State and helps genealogist trace their German ancestry. Like all the Genealogy At A Glance guide sheets, German Genealogy Research is a four-page, full-color limited guide meant to be easily stored and sized to take with you when conducting related research.
This guide provides a relatively extensive historical background to the various waves of German emigration, along with brief but detailed explanations on key research topics and sources. Full of tips and additional references for further reading, it is hard to image packing any more into a four-page guide sheet. Thode did an excellent job in maximizing content in a portable and functional reference.
Like each At A Glance, the top of the first page provides Contents and Quick Facts. The Contents of this sheet include:
German Emigration
- Emigration Waves
Passenger Lists
Unlocking German Family History
- German Places
- Surnames
- Given Names
German Record Sources
- Vital Records
- German Center for Genealogy
- Berlin Document Center
- Village Heritage Books and Histories
- Censuses
- References
Other Online Sources
German Places includes subsections for places of origin, gazetteers of Germany and Central Europe, and maps online. Vital Records includes subsections for church records and civil registration.
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